Three of Australia's finest literary writers come together in this unusual collaborative novel, each taking turns to continue the story without knowing exactly where the others will lead it. 

At its centre are tangled relationships, hidden histories and the private stories people carry beneath ordinary lives. What makes Secrets compelling is not simply its plot, but the way three distinct literary sensibilities overlap and converse with one another. Helen Garner once remarked that Australian literature is often built from observation and voice rather than grand architecture; Secrets feels like a rare experiment in exactly that tradition.

Published at a moment when Australian literary fiction was increasingly willing to play with form, the novel remains an intriguing curiosity: part literary puzzle, part relationship drama, and part meditation on storytelling itself. A rewarding read for admirers of Drusilla Modjeska, Gail Jones, Helen Garner, Amanda Lohrey or Robert Dessaix.

Hardback. Good condition with light age-toning and shelf wear consistent with use. Clean and tightly bound throughout.